Enrollment
87
Middle
DISTRICT 115 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-2·NCES 080384000622
South Park Middle School
640 HATHAWAY STREET, FAIRPLAY, CO 80440 · (719) 836-4406 · Park County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL87 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of Colorado public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
37 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 30 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 39% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
South Park Middle School→South Park High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Park County School District No. Re-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
42.5%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
34.6%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.5% | 34.6% |
| 2023-24 | 45.3% | 31.1% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like South Park Middle School
South Park Middle School's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Park Middle School this school | 87 | 42.5% | 39.7% |
| Mancos Middle School MANCOS | 116 | 46.6% | N/A |
| Orton Academy COLORADO SPRINGS | 114 | 45.6% | N/A |
| SARGENT MIDDLE SCHOOL MONTE VISTA | 70 | 45.7% | 31.1% |
| Stratton Middle School STRATTON | 54 | 40.7% | 26.0% |
| Kiowa Middle School KIOWA | 66 | 45.5% | 26.4% |
Matched among Colorado middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where South Park Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 87 | #255 of 278 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
87
-23 (-21%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 94
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87 | 7.4 | 11.7:1 | 43% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 87 | 9.1 | 9.6:1 | 40% (35) |
| 2022-23 | 98 | 7.8 | 12.6:1 | 36% (35) |
| 2020-21 | 110 | 7 | 15.7:1 | 42% (46) |
| 2017-18 | 112 | 7.2 | 15.5:1 | 46% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 105 | 5 | 21.0:1 | 42% (44) |
| 2010-11 | 87 | 8 | 10.9:1 | 41% (36) |
| 2000-01 | 94 | 6 | 15.7:1 | 16% (15) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Park Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (112 to 87); teachers up 3% (7.2 to 7.4).
About South Park Middle School
South Park Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in FAIRPLAY, Colorado. It enrolls 87 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 81% below the 462-student average for middle schools in Colorado.
Park County School District No. Re-2 has a total of 5 schools and 576 students, South Park Middle School among them.
About 74% of the student body at South Park Middle School is White. The remaining students are 22% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Park County, the White share is about 89%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 41%.
Teacher count: 7.4 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.7:1. Across middle schools in Colorado, the average ratio is 15.9:1. Roughly 43% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Colorado public middle schools, South Park Middle School outscored 63%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
South Park Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.7%, compared with a predicted 40.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, Park County, median household income comes to about $103,670, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. The county has 8 public schools and about 1,264 students.
South Park Middle School's nearest public school is Edith Teter Elementary School (less than a tenth of a mile). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 34.9%; South Park Middle School's is 39.7%, ranking 3rd of 6.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's enrollment decreased 21% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 15.7:1 to 11.7:1.
The South Park Middle School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Park County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,907
Census ACS
Median income
$103,670
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,264 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Park County School District No. Re-2
- Edith Teter Elementary SchoolElementary · 190 students
- Lake George Charter SchoolCombined · 152 students
- South Park High SchoolHigh · 121 students
- Guffey Charter SchoolElementary · 26 students
Other schools in FAIRPLAY
- Edith Teter Elementary SchoolElementary · 190 students
- South Park High SchoolHigh · 121 students
Other South Park Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named South Park Middle. South Park Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- South Park Middle SchoolSouth Park, PA · 580 students
- South Park MiddleOshkosh, WI · 354 students
Nearby schools
- Edith Teter Elementary School0.0 mi · 190
- South Park High School0.0 mi · 121
- Lake County Elementary School16.0 mi · 248
- Cloud City High School16.4 mi · 35
- Lake County High School16.4 mi · 389
- Lake County Intermediate School16.5 mi · 259
Frequently asked questions
About South Park Middle SchoolHow large is South Park Middle School?
South Park Middle School enrolls approximately 87 students in grades 06-08.
Is South Park Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Park Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at South Park Middle School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at South Park Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Park Middle School?
At South Park Middle School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is South Park Middle School public or private?
South Park Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Park County School District No. Re-2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.